Sibyl Definition

sĭbəl
noun
Any of certain women consulted as prophetesses by the ancient Greeks and Romans.
Webster's New World
A woman prophet.
American Heritage
A fortuneteller.
Webster's New World
A feminine name: var. Sybil.
Webster's New World
pronoun
A female given name.
Wiktionary
Alternative capitalization of sibyl.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Sibyl

Noun

Singular:
sibyl
Plural:
sibyls

Origin of Sibyl

  • Middle English sibile from Old French from Latin Sibylla from Greek Sibulla

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin Sibylla, Ancient Greek Σίβυλλα (Sibulla, “sibyl") , name of ancient Greek prophetesses.

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin Sibylla, from Ancient Greek Σίβυλλα (Sibulla).

    From Wiktionary

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